ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GURMAT PRABH&#256KAR </TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GURMAT,PRABHKAR"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279GURMAT PRABH&#256KAR (<i>gurmat</i> = the Gur&#363's teaching or instruction; <i>prabh&#257kar</i> = the sun, light, i.e. illuminator or elucidator) is a compendium of Sikh principles and of the Sikh way of life arranged topic-wise and alphabetically by the celebrated Sikh theologian and lexicographer Bh&#257&#299 K&#257hn Si&#7749gh of N&#257bh&#257. First published in 1898, the book is dedicated by the author to "Panth Ak&#257l&#299" who is vowed to the welfare of the people and the country. The purpose of the author was to enable the reader locate in the voluminous Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib verses relevant to any special occasion or to his requirements. Among the topics chosen by the author are: <i>amrit, avat&#257r, ard&#257s, sach kha&#7751&#7693, sukh-dukh, nadari, satsa&#7749g, sev&#257, santokh, kart&#257r, karam k&#257&#7751&#7693, kar&#257m&#257t, khim&#257, Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib, n&#257m, nimrat&#257, nira&#7749k&#257r, p&#257p, pañj pi&#257re, pañj vik&#257r, bh&#257&#7751&#257, marj&#299va&#7771e, m&#257y&#257, vair&#257g, lok&#257ch&#257r, vara&#7751, v&#257&#7693 virodh</i> and <i>vidv&#257n&#257 d&#299 sa&#7749gat</i>. Quotations in the book are set down in the alphabetical order, using the Gurmukh&#299 script. The author has supplied ample comments and footnotes to correct the perspective on Sikh teaching and principles. The book takes up eight hundred and forty-three topics to illustrate his point; each topic has been elucidated with quotations from Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib. Words requiring annotations have been explained.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The purpose of the author is to provide information topic-wise on different aspects of the Sikh faith.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The book remained out of print for many years but has been reprinted in recent years (1970) by the Languages Department of the Punjab Government.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Dharam Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>